Chief Enterprise Architect - TOGAF - Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Hi, We are having an opening for Chief Enterprise Architect - TOGAF Role Purpose: The Chief Enterprise Architect is responsible for establishing, leading, and institutionalizing the Enterprise Architecture practice and its subsidiaries. This is a Group-level leadership role, accountable for ensuring that business strategy, operating model transformation, enterprise platforms, data, integrations, cybersecurity, and digital initiatives are shaped into one coherent enterprise architecture. The role exists to prevent fragmented technology decisions, duplicated systems, disconnected data structures, uncontrolled low-code expansion, and local optimization at the expense of Group-wide value. The Chief Enterprise Architect must turn Enterprise Architecture into a practical management discipline that improves decision quality, reduces complexity, strengthens standardization, and accelerates enterprise reinvention. This is not a documentation role and not a pure solution architecture role. It is a senior leadership position responsible for architecture governance, enterprise design authority, cross-platform alignment, and long-term enterprise integrity across a complex, project-driven, multi-entity organization. Role Summary: The Chief Enterprise Architect will lead the Group Enterprise Architecture practice across business architecture, application architecture, enterprise data architecture, integration architecture, technology architecture, security architecture alignment, and architecture governance and standards. The role will work closely with the CIO, CDO, CISO, Oracle leadership, data and analytics leadership, business stakeholders, and subsidiary leadership teams to ensure that enterprise change is governed with architectural discipline and linked to measurable business outcomes Working Days: Monday Friday Job Timing: Day Shift PositionChief Enterprise ArchitectQualification - Bachelors degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline - Masters degree in Business, Technology, Architecture, or related field preferred - Recognized architecture certification strongly preferred, such as TOGAF - Additional qualifications in business architecture, data, cloud, cybersecurity, or transformation are advantageous . Number of post01LocationChennai, IndiaJob TypeFull Time GenderMale/FemaleInterview process Online SalaryAs per industry standards or as per current CTCPrevious Work Experience18+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, enterprise technology leadership, or large-scale transformation architecture roles Key Responsibilities - Build and institutionalize the Group Enterprise Architecture function from a practical operating perspective - Define and govern the target-state enterprise architecture for across business, applications, data, integration, and technology - Establish architecture governance forums, review gates, standards, patterns, principles, and exception processes - Ensure Oracle Fusion and surrounding platforms are governed as part of one enterprise architecture, not as isolated workstreams - Drive application rationalization and modernization across fragmented legacy and point solutions - Define architecture guardrails for low-code and no-code platforms such as DronaHQ, ensuring speed without creating shadow IT - Strengthen the enterprise data architecture backbone, including master data, canonical models, interoperability, and reporting consistency - Work closely with the CISO to ensure architecture decisions align with enterprise security and resilience requirements - Support enterprise reinvention, integrated project management, manufacturing excellence, and business model transformation through architecture leadership - Improve enterprise decision quality by linking architecture to investment governance, transformation prioritization, and delivery assurance Behavioural Competencies - Strategic but hands-on leadership style with high personal ownership. - Ability to translate complex data issues into practical business decisions. - Strong executive communication and facilitation skills. - Constructive challenge, sound judgment, and the confidence to enforce standards where required. - High collaboration across business, IT, cyber, and digital teams. - Structured problem-solving and disciplined execution in ambiguous environments. - Ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and institutionalize current ways of working. - Strong ethics, data stewardship mindset, and respect for enterprise controls. Core ResponsibilitiesEnterprise Architecture Leadership - Define and lead the Group Enterprise Architecture charter, scope, methods, operating model, and management rhythm - Establish architecture as a trusted enterprise function that supports strategy, transformation, and delivery decision-making - Create a clear architecture model covering business, applications, data, integration, technology, and security .